Nazaré & Petticoats
Nazaré, one of Portugal’s most traditional fisher villages is a two hours’ drive north of Lisbon on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. It has a special folklore with a special costume. Traditionally […]
Nazaré, one of Portugal’s most traditional fisher villages is a two hours’ drive north of Lisbon on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. It has a special folklore with a special costume. Traditionally […]
it’s awesome to find spoons and forks ready for use in a resting spot during trekking! Nothing like thinking of everything :)
Textures, colors and details make Lisbon a wonderful city. Many of the building have their fronts covered with beautiful tile textures and the doors are intrinsically decorated with fine iron […]
I just love these old straw baskets, they somehow wind me back to my childhood :)
keeping pumpkins on the roof tops is something I see very often in Portugal. Why so, if one should keep them in dry places and away from the sun? Anyhow […]
Almoçageme (pronounced: Al-mu-sa-jè-mê) is a beautiful little village on the municipality of Sintra, Portugal. The name is obviously Arab in origin – the Iberian peninsula is packed with Muslim toponyms […]
I just love to portrait these old rusty mailboxes. They are very typical in the countryside and just give this nostalgic feeling of an object that is slowly becoming obsolete… […]
In 1892 Carvalho Monteiro (also known as Monteiro the Millionaire), born to Portuguese parents in Rio de Janeiro, inherited a huge family fortune, which he enlarged in Brazil by selling […]
Oh yes! The villages around Lisbon are usually neatly kept and traditionally, flowers will be the main theme to be found at the front door. Somehow the good old fashion carnations are […]
Portugal is famed for its excellent fish, seafood and good wine to wash it down with! Going out to feast at a “Marisqueira/ Cervejaria” (seafood restaurant) is a very serious traditional Sunday […]
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